Who Loves the Fall? - Hardcover

Raczka, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807590371 ISBN 13: 9780807590379

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2007

Synopsis

It's hard when summer ends, but the hearty season that follows overflows with holidays, sports, and fun. In this companion to Spring Things, the author and illustrator pay tribute to fall.

About this title

About the Authors

Bob Raczka lives with his wife, sons, daughter, and dog, Rufus, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He is the author of several children’s books, but Guyku is his first with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Visit Bob at www.bobraczka.com

In college, I majored in my two favorite subjects, reading and drawing, which has proved to be an endlessly useful combination for making picture books. So far, I've illustrated 11 books (one of which I also wrote) plus lots of ancillary educational pieces. A good day is painting an assignment in photoshop for awhile, then painting for myself in oil paint, with npr and cat Rufus for company.

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 2—In catchy rhyme, Raczka celebrates the smells, tastes, holidays, experiences, and changes in nature that make the fall special. Children jump in leaf piles, birds migrate, bears hibernate, a father bakes an apple pie, kids play football and soccer, young tricksters dress up for Halloween, and an extended family shares a Thanksgiving feast. Besides the usual seasonal fare, the author introduces corn-crop reapers, bonfire builders, "former caterpillars" (monarch butterflies), and "helicopters" (whirling maple keys). For those unfamiliar with maple trees, the helicopter reference may be confusing, but it is clarified in the "Fall Facts" on the final page. The brightly colored, well-designed illustrations pulsate with energy, movement, and charm. They feature multicultural characters who often assume nontraditional roles, such as the girl who plays football. Curiously, Stead painted her monarch butterflies yellow and black with only traces of orange instead of the usual orange and black. Nevertheless, this is a strong choice for units on fall, one that will prompt discussions about why children love the season.—Barbara Katz, Parish Episcopal School, Dallas, TX
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Edition details

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807590371
• ISBN 13: 9780807590379
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Stead Judy
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32